Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-29
Washington News and Gossip.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: Proceedings Of the board of public
school trustees Washingtons again defeated, The
new K. OF L. constitution, what Mrs. Logan says
about the Generals remains the building trades
organizing, telegraph1c dispatches, &C. The ad-
vertisements are classified as follows: Auction
Sales, Proposals, Summer Resorts Ladies' Goods
Books, Hotels, Professional, Educational, House.
furnishings, Family Supplies, Railroads, Potomac
River Boats ocean Steamers, The Trades Sew.
ing Machines, Financial, Medical, Dentistry, At
torneys, Pianos and Organs, Wood and Coal,
Undertakes.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nue.. 1896, ,07s; customs, s, ,125, ,o94.
WORK ON THE NEW vEssELs-Chief Naval Con-
structor Wilson, who has just returned to this
city from Philadelphia, reports that the work on
No 3 rhe Baltimore) and gunboat No. /, now
rapidly. large quantity OF material for the
dynamite cruiser has also arrived, and men are at
work placing the keel blocks and preparing the
foundation for the craft.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUEDucr BRIDGE
Matters connected with the construction OF the
new Aqueduct bridge have been satisfactorily ar.
ranged, and it is expected that the contractors
will begin active operations on the iron work OF
the structure by the middle OF July. The new
bridge will be built through the old one, and the
latter will be torn down when the new one is COM
pleted.
THE Q. 8. s. Ranger has arrived at San Fran
cisco.
THE q. 8. s. Despatch arrived at the New York
navy-yard this morning.
BIDS FOR FURNISHING IcE.-Bids were opened at
the Navy Department to-day for supplying ice for
the Department during the next fiscal year. The
only bidders were the Independent Ice Co., at 90
cents per 100 pounds, and the Great Falls Ice Co.,
at 30 cents. The contract will be awarded to the
first named bidder, the price being lower than
usual.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length OF time, and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid In advance.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign A. E. Almy has been de-
tached from ordnance instruction at the Washing
ton navy yard and ordered to ordnance duty at
that yard. Paymaster Jno. F. Tarbell has report
ed his return home, having been detached from
the Jun1ata on the 18th inst. and after settling
accounts placed on waiting orders.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
the Attorney General, General Sheridan, Senators
Call, Colquitt and Cockrell, Representatives Gros-
venor, Bacon Payson and Pindar, with j. B.
Hawes OF New York, and W. CASTOR Allen, q. s.
Consul at Piedras Negras, Mexico.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs Hubbard, Miss Garland and the
two sons Of the Attorney General left yesterday
for months vacation, to be spent in New York,
Niagara, Canada and Boston.-Col. w; P. Cana
day, sergeant-at-arms of the Senate has been
elected president OF the Gold Mining Company
owning gold mines in Arizona, and has gone to
New York to push forward the work OF developing
the mines.-MaJor and Mrs. Theodore j. Ecker
son leave the city for AsDury Park July 1.-Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Semken sail to-day for Europe in
the steamer Aller.-Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Thomp-
son have gone to Poland Springs, Maine.-Dr
JOS. Schon LETT for Europe to-day.-Mrs. A. T.
Longley, OF Capitol Hill, is at Snelburne Fall,
Mass, with her sister, Mrs Henry JOY, formerly Of
Strong and daughters have gone, for the summer,
to Asbury Park and ocean Grove.-Major j. Nc
Dowell Darlington, OF the washington bar, has ac-
cepted the Invitation to deliver the GRAFTON on
Monday, July 4, at Cape Charles City, Va.--Sen-
ator Hik0ckof Syracuse, N. Y, and Geo. A. Daw-
den or New York are. at the Arfngton.-H. L.
Schlestnger OF New York, B. Lehman OF Cincinnati
and J. II. Raymond OF Chicago are at the Riggs
W. salisbury, Jr, OF Delaware, c. Fink OF BOS-
ton, E. X. Branard OF Chicago and j. A. McKin-
non OF New York are at Willards.